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Welcome to our February meeting and I am sure that like me, you are looking forward enjoying a good lunch and then hearing stories of theatre-land. For any of you who wonder why I have reverted to sporting a beard. A trip in the garden left me with facial cuts which discouraged me from shaving for a week or two. I'm not sure how long the hirsute appearance will last but I now look more like my driving licence than my passport. By the time we meet the Club will have run its Bunny Races night, an event which your committee organises to provide an opportunity for a social gathering, a bit of fun and to raise three figures for Charity. In the week before the event we had a healthy 46 bookings but 15 of these were friends rather than members or their partners. It may be that like Quiz Nights the Bunny Races have become “Old Hat”. (Unless of course Lenten abstinence was a factor). Your committee attempt to provide an attractive programme of events and inevitably not all of them please all of the members. You may be thinking same old, same old. There is however an opportunity for new. Nomination forms for next year's committee will be available as you pay for your lunch. The committee meets 11 times a year on a Wednesday morning 8 days before the lunch meeting. This year we have been running with vacancies and I am extremely grateful to the longer serving members for their hard work and commitment. If I am to leave a legacy I would hope that it would be that I leave my successor with a full committee with a blend of experience and bright ideas. A reminder that bookings are open for the Chairman's dinner on Saturday 18th April. Jess Wright who you warmly received in July, has successfully auditioned for a touring production of Annie and is therefore not available. The entertainment in April will therefore be provided by her equally talented sister Emily. (No there is no nepotism they are no relation to me but they are daughters of one of the stars of my wife's school productions). Enjoy your lunch and our company.
